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United States Patent | 5,110,227 |
Hatakeyama ,   et al. | May 5, 1992 |
A color printer according to the present invention includes a clutch means, an urging member and a positional alignment mechanism. The clutch means is used for engaging and disengaging a driving force used to move a paper holder means. The urging member (e.g., a spring) is used to urge the paper holder means in a direction opposite to the printing direction. The positional alignment mechanism is used for mechanically determining the position at which printing is to start on the paper when the paper holder means is disengaged from the driving force by the clutch means and is urged by the urging member in the direction opposite to the printing direction.
Inventors: | Hatakeyama; Atsushi (Tokyo, JP); Miura; Tsutomu (Kanagawa, JP); Niskala; Wayne F. (Tokyo, JP); Sato; Tomonori (Kanagawa, JP); Yumino; Masamichi (Kanagawa, JP) |
Assignee: | Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY) |
Appl. No.: | 648455 |
Filed: | January 30, 1991 |
Apr 02, 1990[JP] | 2-88582 |
Current U.S. Class: | 400/120.04; 226/143; 347/176; 347/218; 400/593; 400/594; 400/617; 400/618 |
Intern'l Class: | B41J 011/48 |
Field of Search: | 400/120,234,236,240-240.4,586,587,593,594,594.1,608.3,611,617,618,619 226/143 |
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4639739 | Jan., 1987 | Tsutsumi | 400/593. |
4881831 | Nov., 1989 | Takita et al. | 400/617. |
4953994 | Sep., 1990 | Shiozaki et al. | 400/608. |
4999649 | Mar., 1991 | Saji et al. | 400/617. |
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